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... symbolic universes , material and non - material , which distinguish human cultures from animal societies , are part , and easily the most important part , of man's behavior system . It can be justly questioned whether man is a rational ...
... symbolic universes , material and non - material , which distinguish human cultures from animal societies , are part , and easily the most important part , of man's behavior system . It can be justly questioned whether man is a rational ...
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... symbolic anticipa- tion , decision , and so forth . This emphasizes the hierarchy of functions , especially the symbolic level superimposed upon the organismic . Hence beside the organismic principle of " spon- taneous activity " the ...
... symbolic anticipa- tion , decision , and so forth . This emphasizes the hierarchy of functions , especially the symbolic level superimposed upon the organismic . Hence beside the organismic principle of " spon- taneous activity " the ...
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... symbolic system of mathematics . These are systems not of inherited but of freely created and traditional symbols . First of all , this explains the specificity of human history in con- trast to biological evolution : Tradition in ...
... symbolic system of mathematics . These are systems not of inherited but of freely created and traditional symbols . First of all , this explains the specificity of human history in con- trast to biological evolution : Tradition in ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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